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Environmental Protection Agency News
18 January 2019
The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.-
Illinois EPA and DuPage County Health Department Report No Contamination of Private Water Wells Near Sterigenics Facility
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Alec Messina and DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) Executive Director Karen Ayala today announced that results of well sampling near the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook showed no signs of groundwater contamination.
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Illinois EPA Office of Energy Announces Grant Program for Energy Efficiency Upgrades at Public Wastewater Treatment Plants
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Energy has announced $3 million of grant funding available for energy efficiency upgrades at public wastewater treatment plants. Grant awards ranging from $5,000 to $1.5 million will reduce the amount of energy consumed by wastewater treatment operations thereby reducing the energy burden for Illinois residents.
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Illinois Receives Lead Hazard Reduction Grant
SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) has received a $3.6 million grant from HUD's Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes for a 2018 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant.